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Jessi Ebben: “Wind and solar are not reliable enough. If the wind's not…”

Featuring: Jessi Ebben, Republican | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Jessi Ebben - Republican Candidate for WI 7th CD

Published | Video Starts at 37:41

Well, oftentimes that permitting takes too long, but you need to reliable, affordable energy and so it can Take seven years to get an energy production going, whether that's natural gas or that's coal or, you know, Wind and solar are not reliable enough. If the wind's not blowing, if the sun's not shining, there is no energy going to the grid. And if we don't have enough energy on the grid, there's no way that a manufacturing operation can be sufficiently operating here. (37:41–37:49)

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Asserts that wind and solar energy are not reliable enough for consistent energy supply.

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